Bureau of Educational Experiments

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This record group of the institution was generated by the Board of Trustees beginning in 1917. In over eight decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, The Bureau of Educational Experiments, the Board evolved from one of financial oversight to that of school management, fundraising, and establishing an office of the president. Correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and charters are large parts of the institutional record-keeping.

Abstract This record group of the institution was generated by the Office of the President beginning in 1916. In over eight decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, The Bureau of Educational Experiments, the leadership of the school generated official documentation in the form of correspondence, reports, committee and personnel records, and proposals. Personal memorandum and notes on studies are also included. The processed subgroups represent the tenures of four administrations of the...

Abstract This record group of the institution was generated by the Working Council beginning in 1916 and, later, the Division of Finance and Administration. In over eight decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, The Bureau of Educational Experiments, several offices were established to govern, manage finances, and provide for essential aspects of running the institution. Correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, financial statements, and other record types document the business of these...

Abstract This record group of the institution was generated by the External Affairs office beginning in 1918 and, later, the Division of Institutional Advancement. In nine decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, The Bureau of Educational Experiments, several offices were established to publish educational materials, connect with alumni, fundraise, and publicize the institution internally and externally. Correspondence, reports, audiovisual media, publications, photographs, and other record...

Abstract This record group of the institution was generated by the Cooperative School for Student Teachers (CSST) beginning in 1930. In the following eight decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, The Bureau of Educational Experiments, offices such as Admissions, Registrar, Academic Programs, and the Dean were established in support of CSST, and the subsequent Cooperative School for Teachers. Correspondence, reports, course catalogs, photographs, and other record types document the...

Abstract The records in this record group of the institution were first generated by the Nursery School of the Bureau of Educational Experiments (BEE) beginning in 1918 and, later, the Bank Street School for Children. In nine decades of Bank Street College and predecessor, BEE, several programs were established to observe, care for, educate, and measure the learning of children. Correspondence, observational research, reports, audiovisual media, publications, student work, and other record types...

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The bulk of the Harriet M. Johnson Papers were created by Johnson in the course of her professional life, in the early twentieth century. Much of the materials concern her establishing and administering to the Nursery School of the Bureau of Educational Experiments. Her work was collected in observational notes, reports, speeches, correspondence, publications, and other formats.

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The Jessie Stanton Papers were generated by Stanton in the course of her professional life, in the mid-twentieth century. Much of the materials concern her studies and lead roles in the fields of preschool education and child welfare. Her work was collected in observational notes, reports, speeches, correspondence, publications, and other formats.

Scope and Contents The papers of Barbara Biber reflect her leadership roles at the Bureau of Educational Experiments and Bank Street College and her contributions to the study of the psychological development of children and related fields. This subgroup consists of biographical materials, correspondence, and records of research studies, faculty and administrative activities, courses taught, and the work of her students. Also included are drafts of lectures, papers presented at professional meetings,...

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The Claudia Lewis Papers were created over the course of Lewis’s life, through much of the twentieth century. The materials span her research study endeavors, focusing heavily on the education of teachers and writing for children. Her work was collected in notes, administrative records, observational reports, article drafts, correspondence, publications, and several other formats.